Nine Great Sages, Peach Garden!

Three days later.

Without waiting for the Netherworld to hold him accountable, the Stone Monkey stormed straight into the Netherworld Realm, killing and wounding countless Netherworld officials and ghosts, and removing the names of every monkey-kind creature from the Book of Life and Death.

He had committed a heaven-shaking calamity!

The Dragon Kings of the Four Seas and the Ten Yama Kings each submitted memorials, reporting the matter to Heaven. Before Lingxiao Palace, they sowed discord and viciously accused the demon monkey of running rampant.

Yet the Heavenly Court was all bark and no bite. It chose to let the matter rest, instead sending Star Lord Chang Geng to Flower-Fruit Mountain to summon the Stone Monkey peacefully, inviting him to Heaven to receive an immortal register.

The Stone Monkey accepted gladly.

Half a month in Heaven.

More than ten years passed in the lower realm.

The newly appointed Protector of Horses, Sun Wukong, found the office too minor and rebelled against Heaven.

The Jade Emperor was furious!

He ordered King Li and Third Prince Nezha to muster the armies, command the assembled officers, appoint Giant Spirit God as the vanguard, Fish-Belly General to cover the rear, and Yaksha General to urge the troops onward.

They arrived at Flower-Fruit Mountain.

They fought two battles.

The vanguard, Giant Spirit God, was defeated, and Third Prince Nezha had his arm injured. None of them could do anything to the Stone Monkey.

After driving back the heavenly soldiers, the Stone Monkey was delighted.

He called his friends and summoned eight brothers. He proclaimed himself the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. His other brothers also took the titles of Great Sage.

Who were they?!

They were—

Great Sage Who Pacifies Heaven, Bull Devil King.

Great Sage Who Overturns the Seas, Flood Dragon Devil King.

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